Canada.
Sir John Macdonald's project to complete a Pacific railway with a foreign syndicate excites opposition. The Bill surrenders the part already constructed, with a subsidy of 25,000,000 dollars and 28,000,000 acres, to the syndicate. It is believed the Bill will be carried.
An earthquake in British Columbia split the glaciers, filled the creeks, and the rivers are changing their course.
The crew of the ship Cashmere, from Melbourne, mutinied in Victoria Harbor. The ringleaders are awaiting their trial. President Diaz was inaugurated without a revolution.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18810114.2.11.5
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3759, 14 January 1881, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
86Canada. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3759, 14 January 1881, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in